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Sampling The Lining Of The Ureter Or Kidney

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 50606

Takes a small sample of tissue from the lining of the ureter, the tube draining the kidney, or from the collecting area inside the kidney itself. Imaging is used to guide the instrument to the right spot. It is done as part of another procedure and billed in addition to it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sampling The Lining Of The Ureter Or Kidney cost?

$646

Typical physician fee. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 to $1,288.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $8,511Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,288
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $525

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,230.27
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in California than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Connecticut· 11th of 51

$646

CA $2,630WY $398

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.